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Josh Trank Will No Longer Direct A ‘Star Wars’ Stand-Alone Film To The Surprise Of No One

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Via Getty/Chronicle In an announcement that surprises almost no one, Chronicle and Fantastic Four director Josh Trank has pulled out of the second Star Wars stand-alone film at Lucasfilm and Disney. Disney initially announced the young director’s hiring last summer to much fanfare, but now it seems that the deal is no more. The official Star Wars website broke the news earlier today with an official statement from Trank himself: After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with the wonderful and talented people at Lucasfilm, I’m making a personal decision to move forward on a different path. I’ve put a tremendous amount of thought into this, and I know deep down in my heart that I want to pursue some…